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🍽️ Tender Rabbit with Rosehip Sauce

485 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius using top and bottom heat.
  2. 2. Peel the carrots, onions, and celery. Cut the vegetables into small cubes.
  3. 3. Rinse the rabbit pieces and pat them dry with a kitchen towel.
  4. 4. Season the meat generously with salt and pepper.
  5. 5. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large pot or casserole dish.
  6. 6. Fry the rabbit pieces on all sides until golden brown.
  7. 7. Remove the meat from the pot and set it aside for now.
  8. 8. Add the remaining oil to the fond (browned bits) in the pot.
  9. 9. Fry the prepared vegetables in the pot until they brown.
  10. 10. Deglaze the vegetables with white wine.
  11. 11. Pour in some meat stock.
  12. 12. Place the meat back into the sauce.
  13. 13. Add juniper berries, peppercorns, thyme, and a bay leaf to the sauce.
  14. 14. Cover the pot and braise the meat in the oven for about 1.5 hours.
  15. 15. Occasionally add more stock to prevent it from drying out.
  16. 16. Remove the lid for the last 30 minutes.
  17. 17. Turn the meat occasionally to ensure even cooking.
  18. 18. Remove the cooked meat from the liquid.
  19. 19. Wrap the meat in aluminum foil and let it rest.
  20. 20. Strain the sauce through a sieve to remove the vegetables and spices.
  21. 21. Stir in cream and rosehip puree into the sauce.
  22. 22. Let the sauce simmer gently for about 5 minutes.
  23. 23. Thin the sauce with a little more stock if necessary.
  24. 24. Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
  25. 25. Place the meat back into the sauce briefly to warm it through.
  26. 26. Serve the meat on plates with the sauce.

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